Changemaker Q&A
By Humanitarian Changemakers Network
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Changemaker Q&A is a podcast for grassroots changemakers—activists, students, volunteers, entrepreneurs, social workers, advocates, and anyone striving for impact. Host Dr Tiyana J answers real community questions and interviews inspiring guests who share stories, lessons, and practical strategies for driving change. Produced by the Humanitarian Changemakers Network and brought to you by the School of Social Impact, the show offers insights and encouragement for every step of your changemaking journey.
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101. Plant Wisdom for Changemakers: Ecosystems, Conflict, and Finding Your Role with Tigrilla Gardenia
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May 26, 2026 |
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100. A Hundred Episodes Later: What I’ve Learned About Social Change
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May 19, 2026 |
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99. Charity Matters: Storytelling, Service, and Start Something That Matters with Heidi Johnson
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May 12, 2026 |
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98. Why Trust Is the Real Currency of Social Change
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May 05, 2026 |
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97. Cut Through: The Storytelling Skills Every Changemaker Needs with Dominic Colenso
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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96. Social Impact vs Social Change: Why We Need Both (And How to Know Where You Fit)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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95. Calm in the Chaos: Designing Events That Support Mental Health and Sensory Needs with Nika Brunet Milunovic
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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94. How to Develop an Explanatory Change Theory in Research
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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93. Staying Close to the Problem: Lessons for Business and Impact from Purpose-Driven Founder Neli Kools
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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92. Rapid Fire Q&A: Degrees, Gardens, Systems Change and Book Recommendations
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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91. From Conflict to Connection: Communication Skills All Changemakers Need with Eri Kardos
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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90. Turning 30: Sharing My Changemaking Journey & Key Lessons From My 20s
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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89. Freedom, Service, and the Mindset Shifts for Leaders to Create Impact with Nicky Billou
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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88. Do Less, Create More: Finding Leverage Points for Real Impact + HCN Update
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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87. Design, Trust, and Attention: Why Good Impact Needs Good Communication with Daniel Francavilla
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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86. Social Work in the Impact Space: Bridging Care and Systems Change
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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85. Inside Foreign Aid: Wins, Failures, and What Happens When Programs Stop Overnight with Clifford Brown
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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84. Human Rights 101: The Ideas, the Law, and the 30 Rights That Shape Our World
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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83. Women, Resistance, and the Third Option: What We Can Learn from Iran’s Resistance Movement with Zolal Habibi
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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82. All About Policy: What It Is, How It Moves, and Why It Matters
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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81. Rebuilding Connection: Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic Through Technology with Gabor Kadas
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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80. You Can’t Have Everything: Why Trade-Offs Are Inevitable in Social Change
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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79. Thriving as an Introvert in an Extroverted World with Serena Low
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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78. Business for Good: How Markets, Power, and Purpose Shape Societal Transformation
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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77. Crossing State Lines: How Reverend Erika Ferguson is Redefining Reproductive Freedom
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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76. Values as a Compass: How Changemakers Navigate Organisations and Complexity
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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75. Caring With Dignity: Dr Warren Wong on Rethinking Ageing and Healthcare
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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74. How Multidimensional Mindfulness Can Be a Tool for Transformation
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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73. The Working Backwards Methodology for Innovation: Sustainability, AI, and Leadership with Amir Elion
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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72. Money Isn’t a Resource: Rethinking Money for Social Change
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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71. Conservation, Complexity, and Connection: Rethinking Our Relationship with Nature with Tommy Serafinski
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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70. Beyond Vision Boards: Creating a Strategy for your 2026 Goals
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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69. Safety, Confidence, and Boundaries: Lessons from a Woman in Security, Dione Chan
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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68. Tiyana’s 2026 Predictions: What the Year Ahead will Hold for Social Changemakers
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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67. From One Act of Kindness to a Movement: Rethinking Homelessness and Violence Prevention
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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66. Why Social Change Is (and Should Be) Slow
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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65. Parenting In a Climate Crisis: Raising Curious Kids with Bridget Shirvell
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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64. Stop Trying to Win: The Art of Conversations That Build Understanding
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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63. Engaging Volunteers for Impact: Karen Knight on Building Volunteer Programs
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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62. Finding Your Changemaker Niche: Your Why, How, and What
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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61. Guerrilla Scholarship: Lifelong Learning Beyond Academia with Dr Sheldon Greaves
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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60. The Undercurrent of Change: Building and Sustaining Social Movements
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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59. From Ocean Trash to Shampoo Bars: Making Haircare Sustainable with Greg Daley
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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58. Systematic, Systemic, and Systems Change: Understanding the Differences
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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57. Decoding Human Behaviour: Jim Marshall on Septemics and the Scales of Human Activity
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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56. The Five Ts of Philanthropy: Rethinking How We Give and Create Impact
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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55. Remixing Change: How Hip Hop Fuels Social Activism & Innovation
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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54. Policy vs Culture: Where Does Real Societal Transformation Happen?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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53. Nature’s Blueprint: Matthieu Mehuys' Lessons from Permaculture, Farming, and the Amazon
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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52. Five Strategies That Helped Me Avoid Burnout and Thrive in a Busy Period
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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51. The Philosophy: Alex Kain on Redefining Success and Society
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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50. Beyond Linear Growth: Rethinking Change for Sustainable Development
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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49. The Nautical Leadership Model: Redefining Purpose-Led Leadership for a Changing World with Dave Chauhan
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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48. Do We Have a Problem with Our Moral Imagination?
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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47. Building Better Communities Through Small Business: The 3C Framework with Janneh K Wright
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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46. Change Theory VS Theory of Change: Foundations for Effective Social Impact
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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45. From Wounded Soldiers to Global Communities: Jeff Hardy on Caring for Peace
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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44. From Individual Visions to Concrete Utopia: Collective Imagination for Systems Change
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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43. Michael J. Dorfman on Independent Thinking, Information Control, & Wellness
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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42. Systems Thinking in Action: Addressing Australia’s Complex Social and Environmental Challenges
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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41. Staying Human in Divided Times: Scott Grace on the Healing Power of Creativity
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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40. The Great Turning and the Work That Reconnects: Honouring Joanna Macy’s Legacy
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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39. Breath, Burnout, and Rebuilding: Holistic Health with Francesca Bleckner
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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38. Moving Beyond Linear Cause & Effect: Causality for Social Changemakers
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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37. Bold Steps and Big Impact: Dr Pamela Gurley on Purposeful Transformation
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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36. Should you stop watching the news? Mindful News Consumption in the Digital Era
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May 27, 2025 |
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35. Awakening the Inner Activist: Spiritual Pathways for Planetary Change with Wajid Hassan
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May 21, 2025 |
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34. The Role of Research in Social Change: From Knowledge to Praxis
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May 13, 2025 |
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33. The 8 Pillars of Positive Peace: A Systems-Based Framework for Collective Flourishing
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May 06, 2025 |
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32. Understanding the Five Types of Justice: A Framework for Changemakers
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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31. How the Devaluation of Care Affects the Economy & Social Change Ecosystem
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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30. Changing the World One Story at a Time: Why Storytelling is Our Most Powerful Tool for Social Change
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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29. Building a Movement: Turning Opponents into Allies
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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28. Inside the Humanitarian & Development Sector
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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27. How to Prepare for a Disaster and Build Resilience in Your Community
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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26. Do protests actually make a difference?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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25. Cognitive Biases & Social Change: How Hidden Mental Shortcuts Shape Your Impact
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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24. Changemaker vs Activist: What’s the Difference?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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23. Does Peace Really Begin from Within? Conflict, Collusion, and Understanding Others
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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22. The Four Types of Truth and Their Relevance for Social Changemakers
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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21. Loving Your Oppressor in the Fight for Justice: MLK's Philosophy of Nonviolence
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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20. Is the USA FASCIST, and why should Australians Care?
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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19. Three Systems Thinking Tools for Changemakers: Applied to the LA Fires
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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18. Understanding Transformative Power: The 4 Types of Power and How They Drive Change
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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17. Crafting Your Impact Blueprint: Theory of Change & Strategy
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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16. Social Ontology, Power, and Modernity: Empowerment as a Theory of Transformative Change
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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15. Redefining Manifestation as Social Change: Bridging Spirituality and Science
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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14. Navigating the Complexity of Reality: Subjective and Objective Knowledge in Research and Social Change
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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13. Creating Mindful Social Movements for Transformative Social Change
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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12. Observation and Interaction: How permaculture principles can elevate our social change efforts
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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011. Catalytic Thinking: A Theory of Change for Realising Abundance
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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10. What is systems thinking, and when might I need to apply it to social change?
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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9. The Inner Development Goals: Self-Development for Social Change
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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8. Living a "Good Life" as a Changemaker: Philosophical, Cultural & Personal Perspectives
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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7. From MDGs to SDGs: What are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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6. How do we assess whether something is ‘Ethical’
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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5. Youth Perspectives on Social Change and a Post-Capitalist Future | Panel Discussion
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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4. To PhD or Not to PhD: Navigating Research in the World of Social Change
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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3. Using social media as a tool for meaningful social change in an age of digital 'slacktivism'
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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2. Australia voted NO, what do we do now? Creating a shared vision & theory of change
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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1. WE’RE BACK! With our top advice if you’re starting out in the social change space
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Nov 01, 2023 |